The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-02

vigorous spur, and they are likely
to get it before long, for the indignation OF
citizens. particularly in the Dorchester dis
trict, has reached the sputtering point. Nc
property, either in house or yard is safe
there from lawless youths, and cases OF
assault are alarmingly frequent.
1t is evident that the fault is not entirely
with the police The officers of the Rox'
bury division complain bitterly of the lack
of support given them by the district judge.
They say that he extends but little en-
couraSement to them to root out the rowdy
element OF the district, even in cases where
the officers themselves are assaulted by
toughs. The latter have been too often lei
off with reprimands or light sentences.
Similar complaint comes from South Bos
ton
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The crop of street arabs is an alarming
one in ferocity and numbers. More thar
and skill in outlawry. 1t will require a
stupendous effort to eradicate the social
cancer The roots are in the homes which
are not homes. The cave dwellers of pre-
historic Europe were not more brutal in
their habits and morals than the inhabitants
of thousands of hooks in the poor quarters
of this city.
The police can at best only check the
evil. Some measure that will reach and
purify these unhomelike homes is the neces-
sty Of the day.
A severe critic puts it this way: The
he uring granted to the West End Street
hallway company discloses this plain fac.
he company desires to issue 81 100 600 Of
stock. What for: 1t wants $2iO, ,OLO to
luild the road. the rest is for other pur-
roses such as land given away and legal
expenses incurred. Now, is it fair that the
state of Massachusetts should authorize
corporation to capitalize property already
given away? What is to be thought of
stock not representing tangible property ac-
tually in the possession of the corporation?
Even the commonwealth could not give
such stock any real value. The company
pro. ose to widen Beacon street, and to pay
for this out of the new stock. But the
street will not be owned by the corporation
which will not even have monopoly of
running cars on its prospective tracks.
Surely, the railroad commissioners should
not be blamed if they find that they cannot
conscientiously and on public grounds au
thori. e the capitalization of property not
controlled by such stock.
A pretty determined martyr Rev. Will
lam F. Davis seems to be- As he himself
describes it, he is now confined in Jail for
daring to violate the Gno famous Boston
ordinance. which forbids any minister of
Christ to appear on the common lands of
the city unmuzzled, except he first secure u
al f<o
from the mayor OF Boston, The courts
have long avoided his case, but he is deter
mined that it shall be tried, and hence re-
fuses to accept ball. but remains in bis
prison cell He considers that he
is contendlng for principle when
he refuses to preach under a city
license, and to those who think it small
matter, not with fighting about, he writes a
little story, via the newspapers, relating the
case of the farmer who remarked that his
wife, just dead, twas sleeping in Beelze
bulbs bosom" ''No, no! brother" cried
the minister, 'you do not mean that, you
mean Abraham's bosom.'' "Well well
never mind,' rejoined the farmer, ''Beel e.
hub or Abraham, l don't know as it makes
much ditlerence / expect they were both
very Aood men. They are both mentioned
in the Bible
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The horrors to which women who imu
late subject themselves may be estimated by
the statements of Mrs. Charpiot, matrol of
the Home for Incorporate Women. She
says that she has had under her care a
woman who, before entering, used 100 bot
ties of Jamaica ginger in seventy days,
cologne by the quart and any amount OF
hashish candy. These things are de CURED
for the sake of the alcohol and opium they
contain, and it is very hard to appease the
appetite caused by the habitual use of any
stinulant
Gen Collins may we'll be proud of the
welcome given him at the Boston theater
Sunday night Apart from his personal
popularity there was determination abroad
TO atone for the stupid shadowing of the
congressman by British detectives by a
rouslng meeting in his honor, and the result
was storm OF applause from a crowded |
hall. The patriotic Irish songs were sung
with vim that could not have been ex-
ceeded in Duolin.
Speaking OF Boston culture which is
SO mucL naIpeu about, candid critic |
poins out the distinction that needs SO
nucl. 10 ue drawn in the Browning clubs |
and oIher resorts of hysterical intellects.
lru> culture is helpfulness, either the help
tLllleos of creating or the helpfulness of en-
coLraging others who try to create.
Lut noston effemnatizes these two
characteristics of real culture: it
strives only to admire the fruits |
of genius and frequently mistakes tne
artincial for the natural. The result of tn S |
one would expect to be an artificial literary
style and an atmosphere of self satisfaction.
Hence the poor and criminals of the
North End, the rascally city government,
the struggles of the laborers to get them
selves where they belong, these real issues |
which should call out the powers of culture,
are neglected for the worship of literary |
dandies. Hence the scarcity of real |
thinkers, poets and strong men.
The Italian colony here has reached high |
Several long streets are taken |
by them as quarters, and the ordinary |
street gamin: selling papers or collar but |
tons or blacking boots is oftener than not |